NY slides into electric car charging stations

7:19 AM,
Apr. 12, 2013

Gov. Andrew Cuomo

Written by

Joseph Spector
Journal Albany Bureau

New York will have more than 360 electric vehicle charging stations installed throughout the state to help reduce fossil fuel use, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Thursday, Gannett's Haley Viccaro reports.

The electric vehicle and plug-in hybrid charging stations, which will include locations in Westchester County and Rochester, are part of the Charge NY initiative to decrease greenhouse gas emissions and fossil fuels and to promote the use of electric vehicles, Cuomo said.

"Building this network of innovative charging stations will encourage New Yorkers to use fuel-efficient ...